Thursday, May 28, 2020

Let The Sun Shine In - Day 6

Let The Sun Shine In -


I'll keep this one brief. It's a tribute to a cool community that's developed online during this pandemic situation. As I've noted in previous posts and on my radio show, sleep and I aren't friends. So, after the show ends, I've found some positivity and community in the Instagram world.

(Was I supposed to just put IG?)

A friend turned me on to the sets being orchestrated each night (sometimes during the day) by @DNice. Thousands of people from all walks of life, LA celebrities to NY moguls, and everyone, everywhere in-between. Mixing 70s soul with recent hits, themed sets and tributes, it's that perfect exhale to slough off stressors and weights. The conversations are fun and sometimes downright silly with mountains of emoticons. Check out the LA Times Article On Club Quarantine and Derrick Jones.

And "last call" is the last song of the night, that usually becomes a 45-minute superset. For the particular set that's playing now, I'm bouncing to Barry White at 2:05a PT.

This Walrus track came almost a full hour (maybe longer, I lost track) of the "last song" announcement. At that point, DNice made dedications to longtime friends and supporters and celebrated the community of nearly 5,000 people still chair dancing or maybe up and moving. And he mentioned the spiritual aspect of the virtual gathering, a theme that I'll hammer often here in the blog. And he played the unmistakable track from "Hair" -- "Let The Sun Shine In."

You could feel the virtual sway and see the smiles. If it was at a show, the flashlight apps would have been lit! (literally)

Derrick then talked about a blowout bash at The Hollywood Bowl. Sign me up for the VIP section. I need to meet these people and thank them for the conversations and community. And vibe to some bad ass music. Which is what I'm gonna get back to now. Find your groove, and stay in that pocket as long as you can. And feel the bass.

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"Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Oh, let it shine, c'mon
Now everybody just sing along
Let the sun shine in
Open up your heart and let it shine on in
When you are lonely, let it shine on
Got to open up your heart and let it shine on in
And when you feel like you've been mistreated
And your friends turn away
Just open your heart, and shine it on in"


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